Bill/All,

Neat on the 750 deg F, Bill. Have you modded your grill at all to achieve
this temperature?

I've baked out my grill ONCE so far (only had the grill less than a week),
so I haven't collected much data yet. Also, I emailed Weber customer
service and they wrote back that the Summit Silver is designed to achieve
550 deg F at the hood thermometer, and claimed they had not measured the
temperature at the grill (wich I find VERY hard to believe. I know some
engineers and I don't see how they would pass up such a parameter). They
also noted in their message, as well as in the owner's manual, that you will
initially get higher temperatures because of the reflective surface on the
inside of the hood. This decreases over time (they claim) as it gets coated
with "stuff".

Maybe 550 deg F in the hood will be all I ever need, but it would be nice to
know how to go higher if I think I need to. Any experience on how to
achieve this?

Paul


"Bill T" > wrote in message
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> "Paul" > wrote in message
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> > Yes, good question. I got 575 deg F from the hood mounted thermometer,
> > which takes the temperature in the headspace, not at the grill surface.
I
> > sent an e-mail to Weber engineering this morning, asking what they
> > understand to be the maximum temp at both lid thermometer and at grill
> > surface. Interested to see what they say. When I baked out my grill
for
> > the first time, with all four burners on high, I got a reading of 575 up
> in
> > the lid, after about 575.
> >
> > Paul
> > "cl" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > "CSS" > wrote in message
> > > hlink.net...
> > >
> > > > That temp seems low. My Genesis 900 hits over 700F in 10-15 minutes
> on
> > > > high. Really sears a steak with the cast iron grates.
> > >
> > >
> > > 700F in the lid or at the grate?
> > >
> > > -CAL
> > >
>
>
> I have a Summit Silver and have no problem maxing out the thermometer@
750!!
> Bill T
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